President Donald Trump said that the U.S. will send additional weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a sudden pause in key arms deliveries — a decision that drew concern from Kyiv and its allies.
“We have to,” Trump told reporters on Monday. “They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit very hard now.”
The reversal comes as Russian strikes intensify, with more than 1,270 drones, 39 missiles, and nearly 1,000 glide bombs fired at Ukraine in the past week, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Recent attacks have killed at least 11 civilians and injured over 80, including children.
According to a Wall Street Journal report published shortly before Trump’s remarks, The White House is now considering sending an additional Patriot air-defense system to Ukraine to help counter the surge in Russian aerial assaults.
The Pentagon confirmed late Monday that it would resume shipments — including air defence and precision-guided munitions — at Trump’s direction, even as the administration continues reviewing global arms transfers under its “America First” defence priorities.
Trump’s public frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin has grown. Speaking at a White House dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he said: “I’m not happy with President Putin at all.”
The president has held off on fresh sanctions but authorised Senator Lindsey Graham to move forward with legislation imposing up to 500% tariffs on goods from countries buying Russian oil — a move that would hit China and India hard.
Meanwhile, Russia is reeling from internal turmoil. Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead hours after Putin dismissed him, in what officials say was likely suicide. Russian media links his dismissal to a corruption probe tied to the Kursk region's failed fortification projects.
Despite the military pressure, Trump insists his goal remains a swift end to the war: “We’re going to send some more weapons — defensive weapons primarily — while we work to secure a lasting peace and ensure the killing stops.”
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U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia then Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing an unnamed source. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also said American envoys will visit the capitals of both countries.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, two people familiar with the matter said. They were met by Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
U.S. efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy through an oil blockade and sanctions are becoming increasingly difficult for Tehran to withstand, according to three senior Iranian sources. Washington is escalating pressure in hopes of securing concessions in future negotiations.
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A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving more than 5,600 missing.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, two people familiar with the matter said. They were met by Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
Spanish authorities are preparing a new site in Ceuta to accommodate hundreds of migrants who remain on the streets following large-scale arrivals in July, local media reported Saturday.
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The resolution, sponsored by African countries and led by Togo, passed by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions. The United States was the only country to vote against it.
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